The woman patted her arm, and Kate felt her confidence bolstered somewhat. This woman seemed genuinely nice, and she hadn't said a word about their father. Whether she hadn't recognized them or had consciously chosen not to bring it up, the result was the same, and it made Kate feel less wary about venturing out of doors again.
The Three Broomsticks she could understand — though she had no idea what it was and would have assumed from the title they sold flying equipment or perhaps Quidditch gear — but the word floo was just as strange to her as Scrivenshaft's. "A floo?" she mumbled, but the woman was already turning and disappearing into the crowd.
"Oh, well," she said to Isaac, turning her attention instead towards the sign with the quill on it. "I suppose we'll manage alright. How difficult could it be, after all?"
The Three Broomsticks she could understand — though she had no idea what it was and would have assumed from the title they sold flying equipment or perhaps Quidditch gear — but the word floo was just as strange to her as Scrivenshaft's. "A floo?" she mumbled, but the woman was already turning and disappearing into the crowd.
"Oh, well," she said to Isaac, turning her attention instead towards the sign with the quill on it. "I suppose we'll manage alright. How difficult could it be, after all?"